Editor’s note: Saquon Barkley has denied the Mike Florio report and several of the team’s beat writers have confirmed the Giants made no effort to trade the running back.
On the same day the New York Giants and running back Saquon Barkley agreed to a one-year deal to end their standoff going into training camp, a new report reveals the team explored trading the star running back.
According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, the Giants looked into trading Barkley after placing the franchise tag on him earlier this offseason, but did so at the request of Barkley’s representation.
Florio writes:
Per multiple sources, the Giants called a dozen teams in an effort to find a potential trade partner, back in the March/April time frame. The calls came at the request of Barkley’s representation.
Florio notes that it remains unclear what the Giants were looking for in return, while also reporting Barkley was looking for a deal in the range of $15 to $16 million per year.
After the report dropped, Barkley came out and said the report of the trade request is not true.
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— Saquon Barkley (@saquon) July 25, 2023
